63 and still going strong.



August 15th marks the entry into 63rd year of our Independence. 62 yrs on we have progressed leaps and bounds far quicker than other democracies. I take only democratic and not monarch countries, just for the reason we enjoy freedom they can only dream of and still manage a decent enough growth rate. USA a democracy of 150 years and more, 176 to be precise, took lots of time to reach where it is now. I am leaving all the cynicism and parody behind atleast for this post.

Exactly on this day in 1947 we were under the Poms rule. Just a day before our neighbours Pakistan got their independence, after all the chaos which took prey of many innocent lives. A day after our independence Pondicherry which was under French rule celebrates its Independence day on Aug 16th. I would like to thank all the freedom fighter and especially Mr Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or in short Gandhi Thatha aka Gandhi granps  and many other unsung heroes who lost their lives for us. I owe a lot to them not only me but also you and everyone who breathes the air in this country. Without them i would have not penned rather post this and would be working as a peasant in some factory exporting riches to UK and paying tax to them. Many don't pay tax that is a separate issue altogether ;).

England owes a lot to us and so do we to them. The gift they have given for us for all those suffering they caused to us is the 'lingua franca English'; the well planned cities; railways ,the largest network in the world;artificial ports, Chennai is one of them; wonderful monuments. UK today is a multi-cultural society accepting people of all races as their own. I take my hats off to them even though i don't have one at the moment, having buried their ruins and starting a new lease of life.

After all the subtle pot shots and the way we function, i am still proud of where i come from.  Our past was glorious; our present is not so good, facing so many problems; but hoping the best for the future. As British comedian Paul Merton said India is a place where the exception is the rule , anything is possible if its India anything!


My feeling is echoed in this song from Rang de Basanti - Roobaro here is how it goes





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Hey my frnd just now i realized that a fire has started burning inside me so bright that it outshines the sun.

Let our generation awaken.

Comments

  1. MeowAugust 15, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    :) :) lovely post :) :)

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  2. AnirbanAugust 15, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    GOD BLESS INDIA and yes even after 163 years later when we are a lot more changed and developed than before we will still keep on going ahead and march towards an even better nation...

    God Bless our great democracy and god bless the true spirit of India...

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  3. SandhyaAugust 15, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan and Jai Services Industry :D
    India, is truly a great nation.. So many people, so many shades of life.. Yet we stand out as our nation! India, will soon be the HUB of the world..
    A Generation as woken up!
    Jai Ho!!

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  4. ShankarAugust 15, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    After all the subtle pot shots and the way we function, i am still proud of where i come from. Our past was glorious; our present is not so good, facing so many problems; but hoping the best for the future

    These lines were great da...

    Happy Independence day.....Celebrate with beautiful blogger award from ballat....

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  5. AJaiAugust 15, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    Nice post. Happy Independence day to you too boyo. :)

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  6. HaRy!!August 16, 2009 at 4:08 AM

    Jai Hind!! could not agree more on this day with yu :) ! Kudos to yur blog..

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  7. Ajay ShyamAugust 16, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    aye saala,, its os nice to read this kinda 'patriotic' article from you,, after all that happened in de tenth standard!!

    well,, "Saare Jahaan se Achcha, Hindustan Hamara"

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  8. SriniAugust 16, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    "After all the subtle pot shots and the way we function, i am still proud of where i come from. " - my favourite line in the post and it echoes my own sentiments! :)

    Merton's quotes are pertinent too! :)

    May be JFK will come in handy too: Ask what you can do for your country, not what your country can do for you.

    I am sure you will make a great CA and do your bit. I want to get into education policies - eventually, let's see. :)

    One suggestion: I think "Poms" is a colloquial even derogatory term. Perhaps replacing it with British may read better. Sorry Venks if you find me tampering too much with your work. Just want you to take care of these things because you write very well otherwise! :)

    Cheers!

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  9. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    @ Anirban

    God bless the whole world too

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  10. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    @ sowmi
    thanks

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  11. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    @ shankar

    thank you very much for the awards it means a lot to me

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  12. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    @ sandya

    I am glad

    @ajai

    thanks bro

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  13. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    @ Ajay shyam

    sure da i have changed

    @ hary thanks

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  14. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    @ srini

    i am glad you liked it.

    Yeah srini i new about that word Poms but used it because many britons call themselves that way. It was only written in a humorous sense.

    They were called Poms by the Aussies because their skin would turn red under the hot sun. Pom = pomegranate

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  15. anupamaAugust 16, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    dear venky,
    thanks for the patriotic post.i really wish each indian blogger should have written on Mera Bharat Mahan.
    this post is informative and arousing the love for one's own country.great going.
    hope you will have a hat before 64th I-DAY!:)
    and the video has added beauty to the post.
    sasneham,
    anu

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  16. rimzAugust 16, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Ahh nice post.. liked it.N ya liked ur mentality towards English, I do have somewat same feelings towards dem, we r somehow indebted to them.
    And ya, the last line of the post is the big hit...:)

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  17. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    @ anupama

    thank you so much and there are quite few blogger who wrote about this

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  18. vEnKyAugust 16, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    @ rimz

    yep gotta see both sides of the coin. I am not biased

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  19. K!NG OF T!MEAugust 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    JAI HIND! lovely post dude! I didnt think that u were so patriotic! I liked the most part is u brought about the great leaders who got freedom for us mainly Gandhiji!JAI HO!

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  20. V RakeshAugust 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    I long to see a country, free of poverty, discrimination, disease and rot!

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  21. ShrutiAugust 20, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    Hey venky
    awesome post!!
    you are exactly right!! We have the greatest civilization!!
    Heritage,morals!!
    migh... Though we complain of certain things,we still do love our country..

    Btw,Check out the 55fiction in my blog :http://xperiences-in-life.blogspot.com/2009/08/fifth-fifty-five-fiction.html

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  22. vEnKyAugust 20, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    @ vicky

    Well i am a citizen of the world with India as my country, tamil Nadu as my fav state and chennai as my fav city

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  23. vEnKyAugust 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    @ shruthi

    Thanks and keep visiting you wont be disappointed

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  24. vEnKyAugust 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    @ Rakesh

    Seeing you after a while Rakhs. i long to see those too in my lifetime.

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  25. angel in disguise....August 21, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    the lsat sentence was quite true..
    yet i stnd by the old saying "mera bharat mahan "
    jai hind!

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  26. vEnKyAugust 21, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    @ angel in disguise

    thanks keep visitin

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